UAW threatening strike at country’s largest Ford factory
The United Auto Workers union is threatening a strike next week at Ford Motor Co.’s largest and most profitable plant over a dispute over local contract language. The union announced Friday that about 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Trucking plant in Louisville will strike on Feb. 23 if a local contract dispute is not resolved. […]
UAW threatens to strike at Ford truck plant in Kentucky
The United Auto Workers (UAW) is threatening a strike at the Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky. union Said About 9,000 UAW automakers at the plant plan to go on strike next Friday “if local contract issues are not resolved,” a Friday press release said. After Ford failed to reach an agreement with the plant’s […]
Ford CEO rethinking where to build cars after crippling UAW strike
Last fall’s controversial United Auto Workers union strike has changed Ford’s relationship with the union to the point where it is “thinking carefully” about where its future cars are built, Ford’s chief executive said Thursday. Ta. CEO Jim Farley said at the Wolf Research Global Auto Conference in New York that the company has avoided […]
UAW says majority of workers at Tennessee VW plant signed union cards
A majority of autoworkers at the Volkswagen (VW) plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have signed union cards with the United Auto Workers (UAW). Announced on Tuesday. The milestone represents a major victory for the union’s efforts to expand into the South. The announcement comes after the UAW launched a campaign for its members at the plant […]
Trump feud with UAW reaches fever pitch
The feud between former President Trump and the head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) has reached a climax after the union endorsed President Biden last week. The UAW endorsed Biden’s reelection at a union meeting in Washington, D.C., last Wednesday, after previously withholding support over concerns about the administration’s push for electric vehicles. UAW […]
Trump says he ‘never spoke’ to ‘hopeless’ UAW
Former President Trump said he had never spoken to the United Auto Workers (UAW), calling the union “desperate” after the union endorsed President Biden for re-election last month. “A typical case.” “Well, I haven’t talked to the UAW,” President Trump told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo in an interview scheduled to air Sunday. “They have led […]
UAW president can’t see ‘anyway in hell’ Trump gets a union endorsement
Sean Fein, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), said he had “absolutely” no idea how former President Trump would win union support because he does not represent the working class. During an appearance on CNN’s “The Source” Thursday night, Fein was asked by anchor Caitlan Collins how he would evaluate the labor movement if […]
Workers at Alabama Hyundai plant announce union as UAW drives deeper into Southeast
Thirty percent of the workers at Hyundai’s only plant in the United States (in Alabama) are members of the United Auto Workers union. The announcement marks the third such public union drive at the automaker in the Southeast. And it marks another step in the UAW’s push into a region where big business and state […]
Biden to meet with rank-and-file UAW members during visit to Michigan
President Biden is heading to Michigan on Thursday to meet with members of the United Auto Workers (UAW), following his support for his re-election campaign. According to his campaign, Mr. Biden plans to participate in a debate with rank-and-file workers at UAW Hall near Detroit. UAW President Sean Fein will also be in attendance, and […]
UAW president fires back after Trump calls him a ‘dope’
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Sean Fein fired back Tuesday after former President Donald Trump called union leaders who support President Biden “narcotics.” When asked about Trump’s recent comments on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Fein doubled down on his support for Biden, calling out Biden and Trump’s record of supporting unions and the working class. showed […]